Liver lesion detection, characterization, and effect on patient management: Comparison of single-phase spiral CT and current MR techniques

Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 1040-1047

  Semelka, Richard C ^a   Worawattanakul, Suvipapun ^a   Kelekis, Nikolaos L ^a   John, Gesine ^a   Woosley, John T ^a   Graham, Mark ^a   Cance, William G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Liver, magnetic resonance 761.1214; Liver, neoplasms 761.3; Liver, spiral CT 761.12115

Indexed keywords

DIATRIZOATE; GADODIAMIDE; GADOLINIUM; GADOLINIUM PENTETATE; GADOVERSETAMIDE; IOHEXOL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; LIVER INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIVER NEOPLASMS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0031403947     PISSN: 10531807     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jmri.1880070616     Document Type: Article

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